Young Lady Naval Guards form Hoboken sisterhood of patriots
The Harlem ship canal parade spotlighted Hoboken’s Young Lady Naval Guards, a 12 to 16 year old women’s unit swearing to defend the flag. Led by Captain Margaret Shotter, they drill in sailor uniforms, parade publicly, and honor veterans while promoting loyalty to Old Glory.
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Harlem Ship Canal
Hoboken
Young Lady Naval Guards
Naval Cadets
Willow Terrace
J. Wells Martin
Charley Brown
Grand Army Post
Naval Cadet Corps
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Washington Street
Fifth Street
Guyer
Naval Cemetery
Broooklyn
Farragut Monument
Madison Square
Trinity
Osbon
Harlem
New York
Shotter
Carrie Smith
Smith
Jade
Lillian Phillips
Ocor
Miss Phillips
Daisy
Rose
Ella
Phillips
England
Lillian
United States
America
Emily le Gras
Nelson 8. le Gras
Harriet Lane
Buchanan
William B. Lane
Hoboken Ferry Company
Ulster County
Naval Guards
Flora Bahra
Celia Ruechl
West Hoboken
Mary Carroll
Lake Champlain
Miss Carroll
FOR THE FAIR SEX Wives as Partners Not Mendicants
A columnist argues for equal partnership or salaried roles for wives in the home, saying household work merits pay and that a wife should be a partner or officer, not a mendicant, to remove humiliation and financial strain. The piece contrasts model hosting with balanced domestic labor and notes women in music receive wide pay, citing Patti Melba and others for high fees.
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Garrett Webster
Ladies’ Home Journal
Madame Patti
Madame Melba
Madame Eames
Madame Nordica
Madame Calve
Fattened Poultry Feats At Paris Restaurant
Paris chef M. Josephs feeds poultry to his own plan. Birds run 200 yards then 175 daily until boxed, yielding plump meat for crowned heads. An officer of the guards commutes from London weekly for this costly meal at Josephs.
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M. Josephs
Paris
Josephs
Hedge height rule leads to fines for Daniel Gordon
Daniel Gordon of South Moline faced a $50 fine plus costs or $10 yearly for five years after hedge growth exceeded the four foot limit. Highway commissioners had ordered trimming years ago, but Gordon refused, arguing he could run his farm his way.
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Daniel Gordon
South Moline
Wolves in Peoria County Scarcity of Wolves and Bounty
In 1895 Peoria County Illinois wolves continue to be hunted for bounty. John Sitaver of Jubilee township brought in the scalps of three old wolves and one wolf whelp, while Lewis Hines of Medina township delivered two old wolf scalps. They were rewarded with the local bounty.
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Peoria County
Ill
John Sitaver
Jubilee Township
Lewis Hines
Medina Township
Chopin Quote About Difficulties Disturbing Repose
A Chopin quote warns that ignoring difficulties now will haunt future rest, likening unresolved issues to ghosts. The maxim reflects on vigilance and the cost of neglecting small problems.
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Chopin
Myrtle-wax bayberry candles of Carolina tradition revived
The article recalls antebellum Carolina dining with myrtle-wax candles made from Myrica cerifera bayberry. It notes home manufacture by Carolina dames, pale green candles with fragrant pink flames, and bayberry groves along Ash ley and Cooper rivers. The plant thrives, even in Massachusetts seaside plantings. Polly Grayson in Jenness Miller Monthly.
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Carolinas
Carolina
Ashley and Cooper
Pine
Massachusetts
Polly Grayson
Jenness Miller Monthly
Tax on Bachelors Proposal Divides Reformers Across France
A World interview outlines M. Decroix plans to tax bachelors after age thirty five to curb dissipation and raise public funds in 1890s France. He cites officers and clergy exemptions and traces a thirty year campaign begun in Africa while noting fiscal strain under Ribot ministry.
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Rance
Ribot
M. Decroix
League Against the Abuse of
Chamber of Deputies
Saide
Africa
France
Legislative Assembly
Bananas Hold a Venomous Snake Find in Watertown Shipment
A banana consign ment from Tillisch & Co. in Watertown South Dakota revealed a coiled venomous snake hidden among the fruit. Clerk Mr Forter and Mr Kean killed the snake after a near bite while inspecting the case. The incident prompted gunner precautions and gloves for future handling.
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Tillisch & Co
Watertown
Forter
Kean
Tropics
Duffner Bros
Bicycles and Gallantry in a Changing Age
The piece argues bicycles have ended formal gallantry as men assist women on rides. It notes polite courtesies vanish when a woman falls or struggles with a heavy bicycle. A man offering help is framed as a potential marriage proposal, reflecting social shifts caused by cycling and women’s increased independence.
Household hints on fruit cake and iced tea preparation
Practical kitchen notes discuss improving fruit cake by aging, preserving lemons under inverted goblets, making ready to use pie shells, and brewing real iced tea by seven minute steep and hot serving over cracked ice. It notes differences between true yellow tea and cheaper varieties and emphasizes quick, crisp tea.
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Russia
Formosa
Ceylon
One Question Rightly Answered Seance Ends Amid Laughter
In Chicago a seance led by Mrs. Ada Foye ended in uproar when Mr. Krausz wrote his Hungarian grandmother's name and, after the spirit answered yes, laughed at the question whether the medium was a fraud. The medium attributed the laughter to a misdirected spirit.
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Ada Foye
Chicago
West Chester Teachers Sign No Marriage Pledge
Twenty female teachers appointed for the coming year in West Chester public schools were required to sign an agreement not to marry during the term. The board says courting out of hours is allowed and that the pledge aims to prevent breaks in the teaching corps at inconvenient times.
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West Chester
Growler Camera Used to Evade Sunday Closing Law
A device disguised as a camera and called a growler is being used to bypass New York Sunday closing laws. The novelty item allows beer sales while remaining within loopholes perceived by vendors. Local authorities consider stronger enforcement as sales progress.
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New York
A Strange Family Keeps Charge of Them
A hen in Marion Township near Beaver Dam Pennsylvania has taken charge of seven newborn pups born to a Scotch collie. The hen gathered the pups beneath her wings and cared for them each day, while the dog returned without disturbing the brood.
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John Leyda
Marion Township
Beaver Dam
Mr. Leyda
Pittsburg
Jersey City Wood-Sawing Contest Draws Crowds at Church Fair
A Jersey City church fair featured a wood-sawing contest by several South Bergen Reformed Church girls to raise funds. In two large tents logs of equal circumference were mounted on saw horses and contestants, knee against the log, began sawing at a signal.
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Jersey City
South
Pleasantries and Crowded Ballroom Quips
A collection of comic exchanges and dialogue fragments from a social scene. Jokes touch on sleep and beauty, hats, drinks, love, crowds, and minor political jests. The snippets include a bellboy, a crowd member in Trilby, discussions of affection, and a father lecturing a son on Japan.
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Charley
Jones
Brown
Charlie
Mungerson
Ouf
Japan
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Capt. Shotter
Celia Ruehl
Ensign
Jeans
May Englert
Philadelphia Times
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